Cost-Consequence Analysis of Colon Cancer Screening among Patients with Long-Standing Ulcerative Colitis: 11 Years’ Experience of Saudi Population

Cost-Consequence Analysis of Colon Cancer Screening among Patients with Long-Standing Ulcerative Colitis: 11 Years’ Experience of Saudi Population

Background: Clinical guidelines recommend that patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis (UC) should undergo periodic surveillance colonoscopy. However, the cost and clinical value of performing annual colonoscopy among high-risk patient populations is largely unknown in the Middle East. Theref...

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Main Authors: Nahla Azzam, Majid Almadi, Mansour Altuwaijiri, Othman Alharbi, Abdulrahman Aljebreen, Suliman Alshankiti, Yazed Alruthia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Subjects:
Ulcerative colitis
Colonoscopy
Screening
Cancer
Cost-Effectiveness
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S131901642300378X

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